Hiring: Sr. Director, Architect - Research Franchises Company: Bose Corporation Location: Framingham, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 14:50:18 Target Skills & Keywords : Systems Design About the job Experience: •10+ years of experience in advanced research, systems architecture, or deep technology development in domains such as AI/ML, sensing systems, signal processing, distributed systems, or human-centered computing. Required Skills: •The Sr. Director, Architect – Research Franchises is a senior technical leadership role responsible for defining and maintaining the long-term scientific and systems architecture of Bose Research capability franchises. •Within this model, the Franchise Architect ensures that each franchise maintains a coherent scientific direction, durable research agenda, and strong architectural alignment with Bose’s long-term Smart Edge technology strategy. •This role sits at the intersection of advanced research, systems architecture, and enterprise strategy, partnering closely with Research leadership, Corporate Strategy, and the Bose-X team to ensure that long-horizon scientific work produces enduring capability platforms and disciplined innovation pathways. •This Role Is Responsible For defining the 10-year science arcs for the franchises ensuring technical coherence across research programs guiding the development of foundational IP, models, and datasets connecting research breakthroughs to scalable technology platforms •This role requires a deep systems thinker capable of operating across disciplines such as AI/ML, sensing, acoustics, signal processing, edge computing, and human-centered systems design. •Define and maintain the long-term scientific vision and architecture for the Bose Research capability franchises. •Establish and evolve the franchises’ 10-year science arcs, ensuring that research efforts build durable, defensible capability layers rather than isolated technical breakthroughs. •Guide the development of foundational research assets, including models, datasets, evaluation frameworks, and reference implementations. Qualifications: •Demonstrated ability to define and guide long-term technical research agendas. •Strong systems thinking capabilities and experience working across multiple technical disciplines. •Track record of influencing technical direction across research, engineering, and strategy stakeholders. •Exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to executive leadership. •Comfort operating in ambiguous, discovery-driven environments focused on long-term innovation. •Background in systems architecture for intelligent devices, edge computing, sensing systems, or AI platforms. •Advanced degree (PhD or equivalent experience) in engineering, computer science, applied science, or related fields. •Strong external research network across academia or advanced technology ecosystems. •At Bose, you're inspired to be and do your best and are rewarded for your unique talents! Our compensation is thoughtfully tailored to your skills, experience, education, and location, and goes beyond base salary. The hiring range for this position in the primary work location of Framingham, Massachusetts is: $271,100-$372,800. Compensation: •$271,100 - $372,800 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!